attentive to him. >> dr. mitchell adds that recovery can take up to a year, depending upon the patient. could the redskins return to washington, d.c.? as bruce johnson explains, mayor vince gray says a name change would have to be part of that conversation. >> reporter: mayor gray says there has been no commitment from skins owner dan snyder but there has been talk. >> reporter: have you had a discussion with dan snyder about bringing the redskins back to d.c.? >> i've talked to the team. we've had very preliminary discussions. >> reporter: mayor suggested the team would have to undergo a name change. >> there's no doubt there's going to have to be a discussion about. that. >> reporter: native americans and others consider it a racial slur. >> do you think the name ought to be changed to drop redskins? >> i think hat become a lightning rod, and i would love to be able to sit down with the team, bruce, and i'm happy to do th, to sit down with the team and others concerned and see if a change should be made.

>> reporter: d.c. councilman jack evans recently told 9news he would like to see the redskins playing in the district again within the next five years. the feeling being that they would tear down the existing rfk stadium which is home to d.c. united and a few concerts, and build a new facility here with a domed top. since the 1990s, the skins have been playing their home games at fedexfield in landover, maryland, but the team's resurgence under rgiii has d.c. insiders wishing and hoping again. the quarterback underwent surgery today to reconstruct his blown knee. >> i think if the redskins had bob this would be described as courageous act on the part of the player. >> reporter: many blame team doctors for rgiii remaining on the field after getting hurt. >> it probably raises the question of should medical professionals play a greater role in whether a player

continues to play or no. we've obvious done that with concussions. >> reporter: bruce johnson, 9news. meantime in prince george's county the county executive's office says the redskins have been a great partner and the county looks for qard to a long- term relationship. gun control now taking center stage at the white house. vice president joe biden is meeting with people from both sides of the issue trying to come up with a proposal to bring it to president. members from the group one million moms for gun i don't remember at today's meeting. that was a group formed after the new town tragedy. the organization's goal, honor the second amendment but with some reasonable restrictions on guns. >> we don't allow people to produce plutonium in order to make their own nuclear weapons. there are limits. >> in addition to the guns themselves, new jersey's republican governor chris christie says violent video games and mental health issues need to be addressed as well. tomorrow mr. biden meets with gun owners and reps from the national rifle association. virginia opened its general

assembly session today and the governor's plan to kill the gas tax is already under fire. >> reporter: i'm peggy fox in richmond where the start of this your's general assembly has democrats blasting the governor's trance for taigs plan. they say would it put an even larger tax burdennen on northern virginia. >> the house of delegates is now in session. >> reporter: the plan won't be an easy sell to republicans, either. governor mcdonnell wants toll eliminate the state's gas tax and raise the state's sales tax. part of the new revenue plus part of the general fund would go to transportation. republican delegate tim hugo of fairfax backs the plan. >> it is a creative solution. we fund it on 17.5 cents a gallon. if the goes to 54.5 there's no room. >> reporter: but democrats say raising taxes on all other virginians makes no sense. >> northern virginians current

pay about 30% of the transportation funds. the governor's package takes that up 50%. >> reporter: also, they say, cars may use less gas but the combustion engine is not going away in our lifetime. in richmond, peggy fox, 9news. >> reporter: i'm matt jablow in annapolis where top lawmakers made it very clear that banning assault weapons would be at the top of their legislative agenda this year. four weeks after the shooting at sandy hook elementary, an incident that he revived the national conversation about gun violence, annapolis lawmakers are now preparing for a debate on the merits of adding stricter gun control laws. >> are you prepared to say this will be a priority of yours this year? >> sure, it will be one of many priorities. >> governor martin o'malley --

>> there's no responsibility more fundamental than public safety. >> reporter: o'malley said he believes the majority of lawmakers will support the legislation. in annapolis, matt jab loss, 9news now. tonight investigators are trying to figure out what caused a commuter ferry to area in new york city. >> completely rocked me. people were like human projectiles flying into the law. five crew members have already passed breath alliesers. a judge is expected to announce this friday if there is enough evidence to bring colorado theater shting suspect james holmes to trial. prosecutors wrapped up their case today showing pictures from holmes' cell phone taken just before the massacre. one of them showed holmes with a wide grin slashing his glock.

president obama will name jack lew for his cabinet. the confirmation process is not expected to be difficult. meantime labor secretary hilda solis is leaving the obama administration. the president calls her a tireless champion for working families but business groups say her efforts were one-sided. today was one of those days that cause to you wonder, was it really january? there were people going for a jog in shorts and playing football. >> we hit 50 today. our average high is 42, so that's a pretty good dee. there is a cold front, though, pushing through. let's start with cities. 48 downtown, 43 gaithersburg,

37 in manassas, 3 in frederick. hagerstown, still 50. 4 in cumberland. satellite/radar combined, a couple of sprinkles. the frontal boundary did not have much moisture. for tonight, everybody clears out. breezy, just chill. >> reporter: yes lows 32 to 40. winds will pick up shortly. we'll come back, shy picture of a false spring and explain what a false spring is. >> thank you, top. we all know the construction headache commuters are dealing with in tysons corner all in the name of progress, right? now you might be able to add higher taxes in the name of progress. the board of supervisors says the landowners could pay up to $0.07 per hundred dollars of value o. upon nents argue the tax will hurt future growth ?iewmplet damaging the very people you are trying to attract to tysons. who wants to buy a condominium

or abs in tysons corner when i can go a mile away and pay less tax? >> so it's important that the people who are benefiting from the redevelopment are also participating in funding. >> the chairman says right now a long general assembly does not allow them to separate commercial and residential taxpayers but the board will work with lawmakers to try to lessen the burden on homeowners. without some intervention homeowners will be paying more taxes. still ahead, a budget friendly iphone may soon come to a store near you. and right after the break, a thrill ride on a ski slope turns deadly. ñ??

if you don't have it quite yet you want to be sure to download our brand-new 9news ipad app. it's loaded with some sweet features, and it is free in the app store. it's also available for the kindle fire and some androidals. this was supposed to be a thrilling ride for two men in an inflatable ride down a ski slope butt quick careens out of control, plummeting down the

side of this rugged mountain. one of those men actually died. the other was badly hurt. russian authorities are now addressing the safety of winter sports. okay, barry bonds, no thanks. jack morris, try again next year, fellow. for the first time since 1996, a baseball -- the baseball writers of america selected no one to the hall of fame. roger clemens, sammy sosa, mike piazza all shut out. many of those players were implicated in the steroid scandal. should barry bonds ever get into baseball's prestigious shrine? you might want to send me an e mail about it. some high-profile entertainers will be take part in the presidential inauguration. beyonce is to sing the national anthem. kelly clarkson will perform "my country 'tis of thee," and

president obama had a hand in select those performers. let's take a live look outside. temperatures are finally starting to dip after a pretty balmy day. attorney will be here after the break with a look at the forecasts. plus -- is there any way to stop gridlock for hours on the key bridge after someone threatens to jump? i'm surae chinn. that story coming up.

one person's very bad day can cause a ripple effect and get commuters enraged. that's what happened last night. police coaxed a person who had threatened to jump off the bridge to come back down. but as surae chinn reports, by then everybody had been sting traffic for hours. >> goes to show that a horrific thing can paralyze the whole city for hours and hours and hours. >> i went around the long way. >> reporter: eduardo rincon left his store to direct traffic because he didn't see anybody doing it. traffic took even longer to clear. police finally talked the man off the bridge but the damage was done. >> it doesn't take long for traffic to get backed up. >> reporter: d-dot and law enforcement helped by changing the light signals. they divert traffic once they can get here but that leaves

choke points on other major highways. a decade ago a tobacco farmer held a two-day standoff driving his tractor onto the national mall. and in 1998, traffic came to a standstill on the woodrow wilson bridge until d.c. police shot the man in the leg with a beanbag. >> i'm not sure there's any way to prevent the aftermath. >> reporter: d-dot practices mock drills. it's important to know that alternative route ahead of time. on the key bridge, surae chinn, 9news. >> we contacted metro police. they say their first priority is to preserve life. non lethal force was not used because the person was above the freeway. police used alerts and twitter to let people know of the situation. according to the wall street journal apple is work on

a budget iphone. no comment from apple. this might be a little embarrassing for microsoft. according to guardian, thieves broke into the company's office in silicon valley and the only thing they stole, five ipads worth about three grand. break into microsoft to steal apple products. that is interesting. >> that's more of a statement than anything. >> yeah, it is. they didn't steal any surface tablets, apparently. the weekend we've left untouched temperature-wise. but let's talk about a false spring. the crocus are coming up already. that's okay. that's not a huge dee. they will be okay if it gets cold again, but normally you see these guys come up late february, early march. so you don't want all the plants tricked into a false spring, or we're going to have

big problems, especially, for example, the cherry blossoms. let's talk about days. days under 32 for the month of december only four. these are lows. of those four days two were in the 20s in december. now, we've had five days already under 32 for january, and one of those five days has been in the 20s. those are low temperatures. we've only had one day with thins 30s since december 1st. so it has been a of very mild winter, and it is going to continue. here's a live look at our michael & son weather cam. temperatures primarily 40s, couple of 30s sneaking in, but 43 in bethesda, 43 in college park, 38 in dresden. 50 at an droossments till nice for june. got to couldn't in perspective. just chilly tonight, tooler tomorrow but still mild in the

grand scheme of things. dry on thursday. you will need your sunglasses. mild on friday but not a washout. you will be able to get some stuff done. clearing tonight, 32 to 40. winds will pick up a little northwest at 10 to 15. now, by morning, plenty of sunshine, chilly. kids still need a light coat, 30s and force. winds northwest at 10. by afternoon we'll call it partly cloudy. a few clouds late, cooler. highs near 50. winds out of the north- northeast at 10. still a very nice day in terms of january. now, the next three days, our 9 weather alerts remain green. excuse me, go right to the seven-day. a few clouds late tomorrow but still a very nice day. showers on friday, 51. look at saturday. untouched. no drops, derek, 64. upper 60s on sunday. a few showers. some showers on monday, around sick. then agents keeler, but nothing crazy. low 50s tuesday, near 50

wednesday, and perhaps a much needed rainfall event, because we are dry. >> we are. well, you know, i know this has to come to an end at some point, but i'm going ride this train as long as it goes. >> you and everybody else. >> yeah. top, check this out. a woman wakes up, finds a burglar sleeping on her couch, so she did what any normal mom would do. she grax a machete. -- she grabs a machete. she says she knows how to use that bad boy. the crook had a pile of valuables ready to carry out. in a testament to the revolving door of justice this particular prowler was arrested, released, then arrested again for driving a stolen car. at least she didn't chop him up, which he kind of deserved. >> we want to hear what you think. send your e-mails to mcginty's

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that cat williams gets in trouble on the regular, doesn't he. lighting up with your hopes and thoughts regarding the knee surgery on robert griffin iii. shelby, thumbs up. thank you god for looking after him and pray he comes back fully healthy. similar sentiments from gear. hope you get well soon. this was without a doubt the most enjoyable season i have had watching the skins in a long time. just wish i hadn't seen you that long last week. i hope this is also a lesson for all involved. no game is worth the risk. yeah, i know, 20/20 hindsight.

yeah, gary, but hindsight doesn't make it wrong. this season was a fantastic ride that ended really badly. and rick is not quite ready to let go of that last part. still, very unhappy about how this happened on sunday, the decision making process about rgiii continuing to play did not work, and that is on mike shanahan. that's why he is paid 7 million. to be smart, not stupid. but sadie is looking to the future. rgiii, please take the time to full recover. this is contributing to your few. protect it. playing football is not for life so take care of you. very nice thoughts, but seems to me football by its very nature and culture is not a sport than courages taking care of you. in fact, we saw that all too clearly on sunday. but i would also like to see more of your e-mails, the address mailbag@wusa9.com, or just reach out to me on twitter

any time at mcginty man. one last check of that weather forecast, top. >> when the game was over, the friends i was watching with we just didn't talk. it was just kind of weird. >> kind of numb. >> kind of numb, yeah. here's the three-day. cooler tomorrow, 49, but still above average. look at saturday. a spring-like 64. >> topper and i and anita will be back later so see you then.

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